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reception. >> cris: john elway impersonation. >> al: a little helicopter. >> cris: it's a big thing for me, with the green bay packers receivers, is that greg jennings had always been in the pivotal slot receiver position. he got hurt and it forced other guys to play that role. randall cobb came in and learned that position. really studied some of the slot receivers around the league like a wes welker, and was able to come up and learn the way to play that. now we're seeing jermichael finley in the slot. we're seeing jennings in the slot. we're seeing cobb in the slot. that sort of versatility within this offense is really making a difference. >> al: the 49ers will be preparing for that versatility as they get ready for the divisional matchup next week. the punt fair caught by sherels at the 32 yard line with 19
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seconds remaining in the game. peterson 99 yards so just give it to him here. >> cris: how many times have you said a back had 99 yards and you're going defensively we had a great night. we held him to half his average against us. >> al: so from the 32 yard line. on a night when christian ponder, who was playing very well down the stretch, was inactive. webb had to take over. they complete that one to michael jenkins. that will pad the stat sheet, but you watched the game, you know it's been all green bay. and spike it here and have one
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second left. the crowd goes why delay our celebration? >> cris: that started about 15 minutes ago. ymca and some of the songs "roll out the barrel." they do all kinds of things here to get them dancing in the commercial breaks. >> al: so it will end here. not by the mayan calendar, but this game anyway. the pass will be caught and that's rudolph and he'll take it to the 15 and the green bay packers have won this wildcard playoff game. they head to candlestick park to meet the 49ers next saturday night.
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24-10. green bay winning it. rodgers, 23 of 33 for 274 and a touchdown. the defense gets the job done. next, the wendy's post-game report after these messages.
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there you see the final. the packers move on to candlestick park to take on the 49ers next saturday. the season is over for minnesota. for what it may be worth, the packers played the 49ers here at lambeau week one and san francisco prevailed, 30-22. aaron rodgers tonight, 23 of 33, a touchdown. he's seldom intercepted. he was not picked off tonight. he threw for 274 yards. of those 23 completions, ten different receivers. charles woodson returned from a long stretch on the sidelines with an injury to contribute defensively. and those two, woodson and rodgers, are on the field with michele tafoya. >> michele: well, aaron, last week, you lost in minnesota. losing the bye week in the process.
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but how might this game act as a springboard for you guys as you head the rest of the way. >> i'm not sure. our defense played at a championship level, which you have to have in the postseason. offensively, we've got some stuff to work on. we doubled in the first half, beginning of the second half to make ate three-score game. but we've got to help the defense out more. close a team out. tough test next week, back in san francisco. we'll be excited about that, hopefully get healthy in the next couple days and get ready for the game. >> you hit ten different targets tonight and you have all receivers back healthy. where do you need to work? what needs to improve? >> you know, we had some guys go down tonight. hopefully, we'll get everybody back next week. they're a good defense. but we kind of cut it off there in the third quarter. couldn't get anything going. got to put a team away, especially at home like that. >> michele: as you said, you head to san francisco. they beat you here in the opener. what kind of different packers team will they see in the playoffs? >> they're different as well.
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colin's been playing really well for them. they're a great defense. very talented offense as well. it's going to be a tough challenge for us. we've got to get healthy. it's a different team. we've had some new guys come in. dujuan is running the ball for us really well. we've got our guys back. we've got to get ready for a big test. >> michele: congratulations on the win, aaron. >> thanks a lot. >> turning to charles woodson, after nine weeks out, you came back in and said wow, i've got to see how this impact feels. how did you come out of this one? >> i felt good. i thought i moved around well. the main thing was to come out and help this team get a big win. that's the first playoff game for us this year and we want to continue to ride. >> michele: aaron rodgers just said you played at a championship level. you held adrian peterson to under 100. 99 yards total for a.p. what was the difference? >> you know what? the energy level was just at an all time high, i think. and this week, like last week, we buzzed around. but this week, we made the
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tackles and we didn't allow him to get through the line of scrimmage and get yards after first contact. and we just kept putting that heat on him. and that was the difference. >> michele: so where do you see the defense right now as you get ready to head to san francisco? >> we got to get better. >> michele: congratulations on the win. thanks, the defense held adrian peterson who didn't have much help around him. held peterson to 99 yards on 22 carries. we bring in tony dungy now. what was the key for the packers tonight? >> well, bob, i think it was charles woodson. he came back and reminded me of our 2006 team in indianapolis. we had lost bob sanders. we weren't playing great defense. bob came back for the playoffs and everybody else played better. and i think that's what you saw tonight. charles woodson talked about guys flying around, energy, peterson wasn't breaking tackles. i think this is a good sign for green bay as they move forward, that charles woodson will give
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their defense that emotional lift they need. >> thanks very much. wildcard weekend continues tomorrow with two more games. the colts are in baltimore, where they used to reside. now they take on the ravens at 1:00 p.m. on cbs. then a matchup featuring two rookie quarterbacks as rg3 and the redskins host russell wilson and the seahawks at 4:30 p.m. on fox. let's focus on the second game. i sent you on your way by saying thank you, but there's more to ask you about. that's the second game, the seahawks and the redskins. who do you give the edge to? >> that's going to be a great game, and i know a lot of people are going to give the edge to seattle because of their defense. but i really like where the washington redskins are right now. they're playing hot, they're playing confident. they're going to have the home crowd. seattle's got a long trip. i just think robert griffin iii is going to make some plays to win the game for washington. i picked against washington last week. i'm going to pick washington this week in a really, really great game.
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>> tony, this time, i'm saying thank you and i really mean it. the winner of the seahawks/redskins game, by the way, travels to atlanta next week. now a programming reminder. tune into pro football talk monday at 5:00 p.m. and every weekday on the nbc sports network. and you can also catch the dan patrick show weekdays from 9:00 a.m. till noon each day. the packers 24, the vikings 10. al and cris will wrap it up after this. what'd you get? louis is savin' a few bucks. same here... wendy's. mm-mm-mm! so not the same. goin' in! saving doesn't mean settling. introducing wendy's new right price, right size menu... loaded with big tastes you can't get anywhere else. starting at 99 cents. enjoying what you eat- and what you pay. that's wendy's way. now that's better.
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sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. so the minnesota vikings are done. good season for them, coming off a three-win year to get to the playoffs. green bay moves on. they go to candlestick next week in san francisco. what do you think? >> cris: it's just going to be a terrific ball game. so much different and so much
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riding on colin kaepernick now. we know the way they can play defensively. looks like they'll probably get justin smith back for the game, who is going to make a huge difference there. but a great matchup and now we're down to the big dogs here. there are no more soft spots around if you're going to make it to the super bowl. >> al: 49ers had the bye week which green bay would have had, had they beaten minnesota last week. that's history. the other game we know next weekend will be houston at new england. they met on a monday night about a month ago. texans were saying it was the biggest game in the history of their franchise. this is now the biggest game in the history of their franchise. >> cris: that blow-out set houston back and took them a while to recover from that. you wonder, going in now, do you play the same sort of game, because i don't know if it matters when you play tom brady, what sort of game you play. but brady was too much for them that night. >> al: seven years of sunday night football on nbc. four of them with my partner here, cris collinsworth.
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we work with the greatest people in the business. they are terrific. we go for five months a year. it's a pleasure and an honor to work with the folks who have brought you sunday night football all three the 2012 season. here they are. >> number 18, peyton manning. >> and that is caught by thomas. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions paid for by nbc-universal television
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brady will throw to the left side for the touchdown. aaron hernandez. and here they go, right off the bat, they're going to run it into the end zone. danny woodhead takes it in. it's caught by crabtree. he's inside the 20, the 10, touchdown san francisco. akers kicks it and then it is picked up and run back by sherman and richard sherman is out in front. and richard sherman to the goal. and it is caught, anthony mccoy. he keeps it. and scores to give washington the lead. three minutes left, pressure is on.
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and intercepted by rob jackson. >> tony romo simply pulled. >> the washington redskins into the playoffs riding a seven-game winning streak.
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tonight, ready for battle. the 'skins prep for a playoff
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fight with fed wex against that other team. and bleeding burgundy and gold. at least one local household is divided. ♪ hats off to the redskins >> one man's getting ready to sing his heart out. we go one-on-one with d.c. washington singing the "national anthem" tomorrow. ♪ and the rockets red glare >> the tealm's ready, the city' ready. one more night go. good evening, i'm jim rosenfield, jason is with me. the anticipation building all week. first trip for the 'skins to the playoffs in five years. the wait over in less than 24 hours. >> yeah. you can feel the energy in this area. the fans are certainly ready for it and the redskins are hosting the playoff game for just the second time at fedex field and tomorrow will feature a few bright young stars. none bigger than quarterback
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richard griffith 3. r.g. 3, a great rookie quarterback impressed with everything he's seen from griffin. >> he's a remarkable kid, and, you know, as you watch him and listen to him and all, he's really special. and that doesn't necessarily translate to the football field, but it did in his case. he was able to handle it and do stuff right off the bat. made great impressions from the beginning and held numbers through the season. rg3 is, he's just, got all of those commercials for a reason. you know? he's done it, and he's been just incredible. coming up later in sports, more on the redskins/seahawks and college basketball. you know seahawks fans are hard to find in the d.c. area, but we did find one who's a diehard, at least for this weekend. darcy spencer join us to explain
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the rift in one bowie household. >> reporter: the crosbys are a football family, but mom and dad never support the same team. danny crosby saws for the redskins, his wife april goes for any team but the burgundy and gold. >> let's go 'skins! >> reporter: he's rooting for the redskins, now she -- >> let's go seahawks. >> reporter: rooting for seattle. come game day, this going to be an interesting house. they agree on a lot of things but football isn't one of them. danny is a sporting 'skins and sunday and has tickets to prove. it april roots for the dallas cowboys but supports any team opposing the 'skins. >> i have something for them. whether a t-shirt or jersey, or just their colors. it's always something. definitely so you know that i'm not a redskins fan. >> when the nfl puts out the season schedule, she checks it
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and sees who we play at home and she'll order all their paraphernalia at the begins of the season. >> reporter: hoping the rookie quarterback russell wilson will get the attention he deserves. >> i'm really excited to see russell wilson, and he's put up so many points this season and kind of overshad ohhed by the other two reiks, luck and rg3. >> reporter: danny's confident his team will make to the next level and defends redskins fan spirit. >> every year they're going to the super bowl. ier that every year. oh, we're going to the super bowl. last year, won the first three games, we're going to the super bowl. >> cautious optimism. >> reporter: their boy, though mom and dad root for different team, it's all in fun. >> i don't really care about it, because i really like basketball more than football. >> reporter: if the redskins lose, it's going to be tough.
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april will want to brag. if they don't win, she doesn't think will happen. stay with us for the run-up to the battle against seattle. we also want to see you, your redskins spirit. so send pictures to skinsfans@nbcwashington.com or tweet us at nbcwashington. use the hash tag, skinsfan. and how's the weather for tomorrow? chuck bell has the forecast. >> good evening to you and good evening, everybody. yes, indeed, weather, primary importance for tomorrow, but in the short-term, clouds have one back into the area and rain drops and even snowflakes flying in and around the city of washington. temperatures for now are well above the freezing mark. 39 and national airport, but flurries are reported at national airport, and there are
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some rain showers now into portions of prince george's county moving towards the check piq chesapeake bay and should be gone by tomorrow. 35, 40, chould cloudy skies an. sunshine, temperatures low to mid-40s. game time weather, dry and chilly from 4:00 to 8:00, temperatures upper 30s, low 40s. postgame, clear and cold. temperatures back down into the mid and upper 30s. that's the breakdown for the game tomorrow. talk more about the forecasts. for the ravens, temperatures for them. and calls to set an inmate free after an appeals court delayed his lease from prison. justin wolff on death row for a decade. error this week a judge overturned his conviction saying prosecutors coerced testimony from a key witness. tonight wolff's family rallied outside a fund-raiser for the
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attorney general, had cass kooch nelly who asked for the delay in wolff's release. >> really hard. very devastating to see my children have to go through this again. we got so close to getting him home. we were on our way to pick him up when we got the phone call that this stay had been issued. >> reporter: they will hear the case in richmond later this month. new information on a deadly fire in an ruanne arundel count. sharon distefano was pulled out of the basement and she died at a hospital shortly after midnight. the cause of the fire is still under investigation but the home did not have working smoke detectors. a warning tonight, if you live in montgomery county, police are investigating a series of mailbox thefts. someone is stealing outgoing mail that contains checks to pay bills. police say the suspects are altering the checks and then cashing them. officers recommend residents drop important mail at the post office.
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they also suggest not using the flag on your mailbox. still ahead tonight, the man with the golden pipes. ♪ and the rockets red glare >> we'll introduce to you d.c. washington, the honor of singing the national anthem at tomorrow's game. plus, the man president obama is expected to tap to be the next secretary of defense, and why his confirmation hearings may be another battle in the halls of congress. ♪ [ female announcer ] the one for all. mcdonald's dollar menu. home of the mouthwatering grilled onion cheddar burger, topped with melty white cheddar and caramelized onions. plus all your tasty favorites for just a dollar each. ♪ every day, as always, there's a lot to love for a little on mcdonald's dollar menu. ♪
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a standoff in the denver suburb of aurora ended with four people dead this morning. police say a man shot and killed
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three people inside his own home. after a lengthy standoff, he started shooting at police from a window. officers fired back and killed him. one woman escaped. aurora, of course, the same city where a gunman killed 12 people at a movie theater last july. hundreds of people rallied in a small town in eastern ohio today. they're angry about a rape case involving a teenaged girl and two high school football players in steubenville. protesters say the football team runs the city, and a video that appears to show another team joking about the case has now gone viral. city officials launched a website in annest to be more transparent about the case. the football players face a trial in juvenile court next month. president obama is expected to nominate former nebraska senator chuck hagel for defense secretary early next week. according to nbc news, the white house is aware hagel's nomination could set up a confirmation fight, some conservatives and pro-israel

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